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Category: Blog
Archived
Consumer reporting companies have an obligation to correct errors
Category: Letter
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CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer Advisory: Opportunity to cancel student loan debt ends soon
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Proposes Rule to Close Bank Overdraft Loophole that Costs Americans Billions Each Year in Junk Fees
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Addresses Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Sloppy Credit File Sharing Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication The Neighborhood Geography of Mortgage Lending
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Report Showing Many Americans Are Surprised by Overdraft Fees
Category: Office of Research Publication Overdraft and Nonsufficient Fund Fees: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel
Category: Report 2023 College banking and credit card agreements
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Finds Many College-Sponsored Financial Products Charge High and Unusual Fees
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: A look at cash-out refinance mortgages and their borrowers between 2013 to 2023
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2023: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Press release
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CFPB Orders Toyota Motor Credit to Pay $60 Million for Illegal Lending and Credit Reporting Misconduct
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Report The CFPB Language Access Plan for consumers with limited English proficiency
Category: Blog
Archived
Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, on the Final Guidance Regarding Climate-related Risks
Category: Report Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Enforcement Director Eric Halperin on the TransUnion Enforcement Actions
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and FTC Take Actions Against TransUnion for Illegal Rental Background Check and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Report Vast majority of NSF fees have been eliminated, saving consumers nearly $2 billion annually
Category: Blog
Archived
The law requires companies to delete disputed unverified information from consumer reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Mortgage Report Finds Jumps in Closing Costs and Denials for Insufficient Income, Growing Proportion of Cash-Out Refinances
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2022 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer advisory: People have the right to cancel credit repair services
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance on Credit Denials by Lenders Using Artificial Intelligence
Category: Blog
Archived
Tips for recovering financially from Hurricane Idalia
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer advisory: Take action when home insurance is cancelled or costs surge
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Reaches Multibillion Dollar Settlement with Credit Repair Conglomerate
Category: Blog
Archived
Recovering financially from the Hawaii wildfires
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at White House Roundtable on Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog
Archived
Financial struggles in Puerto Rico bite deeper than the rest of the United States
Category: Blog
Archived
Looking at credit scores only tells part of the story – cashflow data may tell another part
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for Community Table on White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Shows Workers Face Risks from Employer-Driven Debt
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Initial Fresh Start program changes followed by increased credit scores for affected student loan borrowers
Category: Blog
Archived
How are mortgages with a COVID-related forbearance performing in 2023?
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Blog
Archived
We are extending the deadline for comments about data brokers
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Report Tuition Payment Plans in Higher Education
Category: Report Overdraft/NSF Revenue in Q4 2022 down nearly 50% versus pre-pandemic levels
Category: Blog
Archived
Mortgage data shows that borrowers could save $100 a month (or more) by choosing cheaper lenders
Category: Blog
Archived
Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Office of Research Publication Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing and Consumer Financial Outcomes
Category: Blog
Archived
Credit reporting companies should do more to ensure that servicemembers receive the free credit monitoring services they are legally entitled to
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Who gets sued in civil courts? Civil judgments are not evenly distributed
Category: Report Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Interagency Enforcement Policy Statement on “Artificial Intelligence”
Category: Testimony
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Written Testimony of James S. Rice, Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Category: Office of Research Publication Insights into Consumers’ Financial Standing and Distress from 2019-2022: Evidence from a CDFI
Category: Blog
Archived
Tell us your experiences with data brokers
Category: Report 2022 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Launches Inquiry Into the Business Practices of Data Brokers
Category: Office of Research Publication Report on the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Rule Voluntary Review
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Use of Buy Now, Pay Later: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Press release
Archived
New CFPB Issue Spotlight Examines High Fees that Chip Away at Public Benefits
Category: Blog
Archived
Tell us about your experiences with rental background checks and fees
Category: Blog
Archived
Our auto finance data pilot
Category: Blog
Archived
Why the largest credit card companies are suppressing actual payment data on your credit report
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog
Archived
Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Report Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenue declines significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Credit score transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Report Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research Blog: Even as rents increase, fewer people are buying
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Report on TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax
Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2022: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet survey
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Finds Household Financial Health is Declining after Several Years of Increased Savings
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB & FHFA news release announcing the publication of updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations
Category: Report Protecting Those Who Protect Us: Evidence of activated Guard and Reserve servicemembers’ usage of credit protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds Members of the Reserves and National Guard Paying Millions of Dollars in Extra Interest Each Year
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Savings App Strategies and Savings Outcomes
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Higher interest rates leading to higher debt burdens for mortgage borrowers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Blog
Archived
Enhancing public data on auto lending
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections
Category: Report Consumer Snapshot: Tenant Background Checks
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Reports Highlight Problems with Tenant Background Checks
Category: Report Tenant Background Checks Market Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Shoddy Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Finds High Fees Charged on Student Banking Products Endorsed by Colleges
Category: Report 2022 College banking and credit card agreements
Category: Blog
Archived
A financial toolkit for victims of hurricanes Fiona and Ian
Category: Blog
Archived
Examining the potential impact of high vehicle costs on Americans with deep subprime credit scores
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Launches Effort to Spur New Opportunities for Homeowners in the Mortgage Market
Category: Blog
Archived
Market monitoring insights: examining the potential credit impact of high vehicle costs for consumers
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2021 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Report Buy Now, Pay Later: Market trends and consumer impacts

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